Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The ornamentation of music written for the voice with florid passages, especially trills and runs.
- noun Vocal music characterized by florid ornamental passages.
- noun A singer, especially a soprano, specializing in such ornamentation.
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- noun plural florid or fancy passages in vocal music
- noun singular a
singer of such passages, especially asoprano - adjective Pertaining to coloratura.
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- noun singing with florid ornamentation
- noun a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It also showed an ability to sing coloratura, which is a fast, fluid way of singing music that is ordinarily not that easy for the more dramatic singers.
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It also showed an ability to sing coloratura, which is a fast, fluid way of singing music that is ordinarily not that easy for the more dramatic singers.
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It also showed an ability to sing coloratura, which is a fast, fluid way of singing music that is ordinarily not that easy for the more dramatic singers.
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It also showed an ability to sing coloratura, which is a fast, fluid way of singing music that is ordinarily not easy for the more dramatic singers.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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It also showed an ability to sing coloratura, which is a fast, fluid way of singing music that is ordinarily not easy for the more dramatic singers.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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It also showed an ability to sing coloratura, which is a fast, fluid way of singing music that is ordinarily not easy for the more dramatic singers.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Now, the French soprano, 45 years old, returns to a part designed for a singer who can handle "coloratura" — elaborate trills and zippy singing.
High Notes 2011
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They clearly love playing for him and grabbed every opportunity to thrill us with their classy reading of Rachmaninov's arching, aching second symphony, which was a perfect companion for the evening's curio, Glière's Concerto for coloratura soprano and orchestra though nearly 40 years apart, they share the same lush, chromatic harmonic language.
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Called “La Stupenda,” she combined the heft of a Wagnerian singer with the agility and upper register of a coloratura soprano, leading to powerful interpretations of great bel canto roles that had lain dormant for decades -- following in the wake of Maria Callas, who had spearheaded their initial revival.
Joan Sutherland: addio, Stupenda Anne Midgette 2010
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Bonynge also helped guide her away from the Wagnerian track that might have seemed to be a natural for someone of her vocal endowments, and into the realm of the coloratura soprano.
Joan Sutherland: addio, Stupenda Anne Midgette 2010
slumry commented on the word coloratura
I love this word and have few occasions to use it.
July 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word coloratura
See fioritura.
September 2, 2007
super-logos commented on the word coloratura
I love it, too. It seems that it would have seeped into other usages or contexts by now.*sighing* I mean, don't you think the fall landscape in the mountains is full of coloratura? And I guess a naughty joke would be considered off-coloratura if it were particularly graphic (or colorful). I want to start a committee whose purpose is to get more mileage out of coloratura. Why limit it to singing/music?
August 22, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word coloratura
You can just move to Italy, and use it whenever you like. :-)
August 22, 2008